intimacy, palliative care clinicians may experience a particular sense of closeness to their patients, which can increase the chances that boundary crossings may occur. Palliative care clinicians, especially those early in training or lacking specific psychological education, may be particularly susceptible to boundary crossings and violations. Utilizing both psychiatric and palliative care perspectives, this session will address the concept of patient-clinician boundaries. Clinicians will have the opportunity to reflect on potential boundary issues in clinical practice in general and palliative care specifically. We will explore the nature of the patientclinician relationship within the context of the sociological model of role theory. Using the psychological concept of dual relationships, we will distinguish between neutral or therapeutic boundary crossings and harmful boundary violations. We will discuss why some palliative care practitioners and trainees are particularly vulnerable to boundary crossings and violations. Attendees will be provided with a framework for identifying and managing boundary crossings and violations when they occur.
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